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Golden Grove man dies after hit by truck

By Staff Editor Fri, July 31 2026, 2:07 AM GMT-4

A 54-year-old man died on Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a truck engaged in road works along the Haslington Railway Embankment Road, East Coast Demerara.

The dead man has been identified as Shawn Gittens of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara.

Police said the accident occurred at approximately 5.20 pm while a truck owned by China Railway Construction was involved in paving works on the southern carriageway.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the truck was reversing when Gittens reportedly walked behind it and was struck.

Emergency Medical Technicians responded and Gittens was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor from the Georgetown Public Hospital.

His body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

The driver, a 36-year-old Chinese national of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, was served with a notice of intended prosecution.

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